Balgarianovinite.com Bulgaria has won one gold and two silver medals at the European Sumo Championships in Stirling, Scotland.
Presiyan Mihov claimed the European title in the men’s under-77 kg category, defeating Ukraine’s Sabir Garayev in the final, the Bulgarian Sumo Federation said. Mihov secured his second European title after previously winning the Championships in 2023. He also earned bronze medals at the 2024 and 2025 editions of the tournament.
Competing in the same weight category, Atanas Kolev opened with a victory over a Scottish opponent before losing to eventual finalist Garayev. A refereeing error later denied Kolev the chance to compete for the bronze medal.
Making his debut in the Championships, Georgi Anachkov won the silver medal in the men’s under-70 kg category. He was defeated by Ukraine’s Dmytro Mykhniuk in the final.
Stanislava Atanasova also earned a silver medal, finishing runner-up in the women’s under-80 kg category after losing to Ukraine’s Daria Konstantinova in the gold medal bout.
In the men’s under-115 kg category, Simeon Stankovich reached the bronze medal match but lost to Hungary’s Marcell Gyuricza.
Mihail Melehov was also in contention for a medal in the men’s under-100 kg category, but an open head wound forced him to withdraw on medical advice before the final repechage bout that would have determined a place in the bronze medal match.
Former European champions Ivan Blagoev (-100 kg) and Stilian Ivanov (-92 kg), as well as multiple European Championship medalist Viktor Kostov (-85 kg), and multiple women’s European medalist Mihaela Hristova (under 65 kg), were unable to reach the podium in Stirling.
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